How to Vote in the 2020 Election

Re:How to Vote in the 2020 Election by RickJWagner on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:03PM (#24161926)

It isn't really as bad as it looks. A lot of it is just aggravating people to make them more likely to actually go out and vote.

I've lived in the USA for over half a century. I have never seen a single person denied a vote, not even once. I have white friends, black friends, friends of all kinds. I have never had one of my friends or family 'disenfranchised'.

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Re:How to Vote in the 2020 Election by ModernMech on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:46PM (#24162409)

Okay, but in those 50 years has there ever been a pandemic that necessitated the use of universal mail in voting? And during that pandemic, did the incumbent President explicitly use his authority over the post office to prevent mail in voting? The USPS sure seems to think these measures will lead to disenfranchised voters:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/usps-states...

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Re:How to Vote in the 2020 Election by RickJWagner on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:17PM (#24163396)

I'm sure the objections to mail-in voting would disappear if positive Id were a reality.

Maybe fingerprints, a PIN, anything. As it sits, it does look susceptible to fraud. Pandemic or not, we shouldn't make major changes without ensuring integrity, IMHO.

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